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Director of @DataSmartCities at @Harvard @Kennedy_School and network of Chief Data Officers. Host of the #DataSmartCityPod. Urban innovation & civic data.
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Project Director Stephen Goldsmith is the Daniel Paul Professor of the Practice of Government and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He previously served as Deputy Mayor of New York and Mayor of Indianapolis, where he earned a reputation as one of the country's leaders in public-private partnerships, competition, and privatization. Stephen was also the chief domestic policy advisor to the George W. Bush campaign in 2000, the…

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San Antonio Digitizes Permitting, Focuses on Customer Service

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By Stephen Goldsmith
| San Luis Obispo Tribune Verified
Far too often, new digital products - whether introduced by private companies or developed by city data teams - focus more on show-casing technological advancements than on demonstrating tangible benefits for residents and businesses. However, a recent conversation with Michael Shannon, who until October served as the director of the San Antonio Development Services Department - he now leads the city's new Capital Delivery Department - reveals a different story.
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Digitizing Trash, Snow Services in Syracuse, N.Y.

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By Stephen Goldsmith
| Fresno Bee Verified
There are few city services that touch as many residents where they live as trash and snow removal. And yet little of the smart city buzz features the blue-collar public works departments that provide those services. The approach and results of the Syracuse, N.Y., Office of Analytics, Performance and Innovation (API) and its partnership with the Department of Public Works demonstrate what happens when these traditionally non-technical agencies go digital.
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Robust Dallas Data Office Drives Efficiency, Saves Money

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By Stephen Goldsmith
| The Sacramento Bee Verified
When folks say, "everything's bigger in Texas," they might not be thinking of the Dallas Office of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence (DBI). Yet this is one of the largest city data offices in the country, clocking in at nearly 50 employees that work with more than 40 agencies. Led by Chief Data Officer Brita Andercheck, this team has catalyzed dozens of high-impact projects, taught data analytics skills to hundreds of city employees and saved the city tens of millions of dollars.
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